For all your cycling needs

Advantages: Has EVERYTHING you need, site is easy to use and secure, Excellent online experience
Disadvantages: The shops are too far away from me.

...****Who are Evans Cycles?**** Evans Cycles is a chain of shops that sell bicycles and all thing cycle related, from lights to tools to clothing to spares to ?trick? bits. You name it and Evans is likely to sell it. The chain consists of 31 shops and whilst most of them are centred round London and the South East there are shops further a field with one in York (which is the shop furthest North) and Bristol (which is the shop furthest West). Being such a large market player Evans has the buying power to obtain significant discounts from suppliers, which are subsequently passed on to the customers, meaning Evans are often the cheapest place to buy cycling apparel. As well as good prices Evans offers a great delivery service and exceptional after sales and customer support desk adding to the shopping experience. In the past...

yackers1 02.05.2009 · Read review
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Credit crunch cycle clothing

Advantages: Safe and secure, very quick delivery, very reasonable prices, great quality products
Disadvantages: Limited products - unless you want Speg or it's own brand then forget it

...Cycle-clothing.co.uk Cycle-clothing.co.uk is a website that, as its name suggests, sells cycle gear. The site is divided in to three separate tabs that are cycle wear, eyewear and custom designs. Whilst the first two tabs are self-explanatory the third one isn?t. With a heading of custom designs you may think that it is ?custom? clothing, i.e. items specific and unique to Cycle-clothing.co.uk. This is not the case. The custom section allows customers to send in their designs and Cycle-clothing will endeavour to produce it, for a price. This is the place where cycling clubs can get their team kit made, or an individual can get a personalised jersey made. The tab gives very broad brush prices but if you want something made then you need to contact Cycle-clothing.co.uk direct to discuss specific requirements, which are then...

yackers1 08.07.2009 · Read review
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My life Cycle

Advantages: Keeps you fit
Disadvantages: makes your legs ache

...I see this review and thought this is one for me because I ahve been cycling all my life. The first bike I remember having was a metallic orange chopper. Some of you might know what a chopper is especially as they have just made a comeback. A chopper was a laid back bike with handle bars that turn in towards the elongated seat. The gears were like what you'd expect to find in an automatic car with a red handle to make it easy to locate. This bike lasted me for years, then when I was about 12 years old my grandad bought me a limited edition Peugeot Touring racer. This bike changed my life in a lot of ways, firstly it helped me loose weight. Thus gaining more self confidence, Secondly it gave me a chance to get out of the little village I lived in and visit the local townand thirdly get a paper round. The paper round I had started in my...

Kingkarliii 23.04.2006 · Read review
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Fawkes Cycles

Advantages: Great quality footage
Disadvantages: More expensive than cheap helmet cams

...New website for cycling goods, I like the layout and format of the site. The live stock levels gave me the confidence to order, the stuff arrived in three days as promised. It would be nice if the mailing was faster, but the price was good and the delivery free of charge. The product images are really strong and amongst the best I've seen online. Most of the descriptions are good, but some are a little lightweight or incomplete. I ordered one of the ContourHD helmet cams, amazing price (£50 cheaper than elsewhere) , it arrived on time as was as described. Nice to have another site which looks like its been well designed and thought through as a alternative to the usual suspects (CRC and Wiggle). Seems that they focus a little more on niche products. Overall a decent shop!...

pyro9n 23.11.2009 · Read review
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Evans Cycles - DO NOT ENTER

Advantages: Big shops mean more products
Disadvantages: To many to mention

...Traditionally when you walk into a cycling shop you expect to be walking into a place full of products and accessories to do with cycling which is evident right from the beginning in all of the evans cycles outlets. Although the aspect that is missing in all stores i have been in is the help and knowledge that you get in nearly all independant cycling shops. The feel i get when i walk into and evans cycle shop is a feeling that i might get talked into to buying things that i dont need and that i will not actually get any real help to what i really want. I recently visited one of there shops in central london and i wanted some advice on why i was having problems with the chain on my bike and there was nowone in that shop that would help me. All they would tell me was to bring my bike in and pay for a service that is over £40 and that it...

lewis_uk12000 08.01.2009 · Read review
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Merlin cycles

Advantages: Price and service
Disadvantages: None to date

...I have used Merlin cycles for over 10 years and have always found their mail order service to be excellent. Goods products always at competitive prices. My first contact with Merlin was when I need ed some wheels, following a good review in MBUK I took the plunge and purchased a set and have never looked back since. Although they now mainly do their business throught their website you can still give them a call for any advice you may need or to check on delivery, something that seems to be missing in this new email world. Customer service with goods prices what more could you want. If you go up to the Lake District like me occasionally why not call in to their shop and see before you buy....

taddy21 02.02.2008 · Read review
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Not every Vicious Cycle is bad, This is Good and I mean Good

Advantages: Great music, guitars
Disadvantages: death of bassists.

...**Introduction** Following on from my last review of Lynyrd Skynyrd's album The Last Rebel which was released in 1993, I had a look at the other Lynyrd Skynyrd albums listed on dooyoo and realised that Vicious Cycle was not listed so I requested it as I decided to follow up my review of The Last Rebel with this album. Guitarist Gary Rossington and keyboardist Billy Powell might be the only founding members left in this incarnation of Lynyrd Skynyrd but along with ex members of Blackfoot (Ricky Medlocke) and the Outlaws (Hughie Thomasson they keep the spirit and music of Lynyrd Skynyrd going. **Vicious Cycle** Vicious Cycle is the eleventh studio album from Lynyrd Skynyrd and was released in 2003. Six years on they are recording a follow up which will be out later this year. The final track on the album is the bonus track...

jcneil 21.05.2009 · Read review
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Not every Vicious Cycle is bad, This is Good and I mean Good

Advantages: Great music, guitars
Disadvantages: death of bassists

...**Introduction** Following on from my last review of Lynyrd Skynyrd's album The Last Rebel which was released in 1993, I had a look at the other Lynyrd Skynyrd albums listed on dooyoo and realised that Vicious Cycle was not listed so I requested it as I decided to follow up my review of The Last Rebel with this album. Guitarist Gary Rossington and keyboardist Billy Powell might be the only founding members left in this incarnation of Lynyrd Skynyrd but along with ex members of Blackfoot (Ricky Medlocke) and the Outlaws (Hughie Thomasson they keep the spirit and music of Lynyrd Skynyrd going. **Vicious Cycle** Vicious Cycle is the eleventh studio album from Lynyrd Skynyrd and was released in 2003. Six years on they are recording a follow up which will be out later this year. The final track on the album is the bonus track featuring...

jcneil 11.07.2009 · Read review
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Magical Deals at Merlin Cycles

Advantages: Cheap, good skilled service
Disadvantages: Nothing major

...Merlin Cycles is a bike shop based in Leyland, Lancashire but they also have an online shop. They are probably best known for building Custom Mountain bikes using there own branded frame s as well as Rocklobster Frames. When you first load up the site you are greeted with the option to look at: -Components -Wheels -Frames -Complete Bikes -Store (includes the above) If you go into the store you'll see a list of sub categories -Custom bikes (I'll get to those) -Wheels- excellent quality custom specified hand built wheels -Clothing -Disc Brakes -Forks (10% off when ordered online!) -Frames (Merlin, Rocklobster, mountain cycle and a few others) -Transmission- gears and chains etc. -Tyres -Lights -Sale items -Trainers -Accessories -Workshop (tools) -Saddles/posts -Child Seats and trailers -Hydration pack -Memory...

jonb 25.07.2005 · Read review
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A Traditional Cycle Shop

Advantages: How bike shops should be
Disadvantages: Located in an anonymous, and somewhat delapidated place

...Set in the somewhat decaying facade that is Portswood, Southampton, Portswood Cycles represents a dying breed of cycle shops. It is all too easy to overlook such a place when retailers such as Halfords have made such ruthless attempts to dominate the leisure cycling market. Many local bike shops found it near-impossible to cope with the pressures of competition from such large-scale companies, and subsequently ceased trading. It is therefore somewhat refreshing to find that there are a few stores left which can cater for the needs of the modern cyclist, in a low-pressure environment. You will always find help close to hand in this store, with extremely knowledgeable and friendly staff. Prices are very reasonable, and the facilities for aftersales service are remarkably good. The range of bicycles reflects the shops traditional roots...

PaulCatterall 22.02.2001 · Read review
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